earthen

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Earthen and other natural materials emit relatively less greenhouse gases over their lifecycle, from extraction and transportation to assembly and disposal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Earthen hues like browns, reds and yellows — colors long-associated with the heritage brand — were used at Saturday’s show to create Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski’s utilitarian, low-key yet luxuriant universe for spring.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Earthen dams would hold back toxic mine tailings, all in earthquake country, in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, the richest sockeye salmon run in the world.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2019

Earthen dams may work fine for many years, but they require proper design and maintenance, notes France.

From National Geographic • Oct. 7, 2015

Earthen spires rose out of the ground, and they slowed gently as they reached the bottom, at the entrance of a dark cave.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young